Double Arm Barn Door Tracker Plans

The barn door mount whether single arm or double arm is a very simple inexpensive device.

Double arm barn door tracker plans.

If you want a barn door but don t wish to build one from scratch this is your only option. Get it as soon as thu sep 24. Nyx tracker the only inexpensive ready built barn door tracker of which i am aware is the 89 00 nyx tracker from nyx tech. First cut the 500mm length in half and mount the hinge.

Accurate solutions exist when β is in the region of 2 000 to 2 186 sky and telescope apr 1989. Types of barn door trackers. A camera is mounted on the top board usually with some sort of ball joint to allow the camera to be pointed in any direction. A simple single arm barn door tracker can be made by attaching two pieces of wood together with a hinge.

The nyx tracker uses a curved drive screw which eliminates the need for a double arm design. The double arm mount shown in the photograph uses a 6mm m6 threaded rod to drive it. Make sure everything is square and moves freely clap the 2 hinged boards together and shout action a few times like they do when making movies if it makes a nice clack sound it should work well for a star tracker now measure 228 55mm from the center of the hinge pin down the middle of the board and mark the drive rod holes do this on. How to build a double arm barn door tracker jefferson lab home page science education home page construction notes photos page sources.

Sky telescope april 1989 p436 p441 very good. Construction plans for a star tracker. Sky telescope february 1988 p213 p214. It is sometimes called the haig or scotch mount.

φ θ arcsin sin θ β where θ is the angle through which the drive arm moves. Original concept by dave trott. The hinge is aligned with a celestial pole and the boards are then driven apart or together at a constant rate usually by turning a. 5 coupon applied at checkout save 5 with coupon.

There are a few different variations of a barn door tracker also known as a scotch mount or haig. 4 4 out of 5 stars 155. Winsoon 5ft single track bypass barn door hardware double doors kit heavy duty sliding one track antique roller for cabinet closet fit double 30 wide door.